Bf Goodrich g-force COMP-2 A/S review

What is it?

The BF Goodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S is the current generation, flagship ultra-high performance (UHP) all season tire from BF Goodrich. The g-Force COMP-2 A/S is designed for performance-oriented coupes and sedans, and even sports cars that get some year-round, multiseason use. (Snow drifting anyone?)

BF Goodrich claims that the g-Force COMP-2 A/S features significantly enhanced wet and snow traction over its predecessor (the g-Force Super Sport A/S), as well as other measurable improvements.

Especially with a step up in all season, all-weather performance, the g-Force COMP-2 A/S looks to have the makings of a top high performance all season tire. Some tires are released to achieve a price point, and/or excel in certain performance areas while being only satisfactory in others. Not so with the g-Force COMP-2 A/S. This is a tire that's supposed to carve up your local canyon road in dry or wet conditions, and get you home safe when the snow flies. Only a handful of performance all season tires have actually delivered this performance duality, but the g-Force COMP-2 A/S aims to.

So how does the g-Force COMP-2 A/S fare against the tough performance all season tire competition? Here's the latest info...

BF Goodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S

g-Force COMP-2 A/S strengths and weaknesses?

More wet and snow performance is just what the Dr. ordered. The original g-Force Super Sport A/S offered strong dry traction, but lacked in, well... all season performance. The g-Force COMP-2 A/S retains the dry performance capability and makes serious gains in the wet and winter departments.

Data indicates that BF Goodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S snow capability is right there with the UHP all season class leaders. And so while the g-Force COMP-2 A/S is not a winter tire, our take is that it does offer enough performance to manage reasonable (light) snow and winter conditions given sufficient driver control and caution. (See also: When the snow flies, not every all season tire is equal.)

The ultra-high performance all season tire category is ultra competitive, with entries from all of the major manufacturers. The predecessor to the g-Force COMP-2 A/S ranked in the lower half of the category according to user feedback. The g-Force COMP-2 A/S has notably improved that ranking.

After a few seasons on the market, the g-Force COMP-2 A/S has established itself at very top of the ultra-high performance all season category. The COMP-2 A/S holds second position according to Tire Rack users at the time of this review update. It's also achieved a near-perfect 4.7/5 user rating over at Tire Buyer.

Additionally, in two separate Tire Rack tests the BF Goodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S finished first in overall scoring ahead of some well-established and capable competition. Most recently, the g-Force COMP-2 A/S finished just ahead of the new General G-MAX AS-05.

We always take internal manufacturer test results with a grain of salt for obvious reasons, but when user feedback, third party test results, and internal testing align, then the results can and should be taken into consideration.

In internal testing BF Goodrich found that the g-Force COMP-2 A/S stopped some 15 feet shorter on wet roads and up to 5 feet shorter on dry roads than performance all season category alternatives. Same sort of story in terms of acceleration performance.

And in third party tire testing, g-Force COMP-2 A/S snow performance was found to be superior to the traction offered by the General Tire G-Max AS-03, Yokohama AVID ENVigor and Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2. We've had reasonably positive winter driving experiences with both the General and the Hankook, so the g-Force COMP-2 A/S being a cut above them in snowy conditions is a good indication.

And so the g-Force COMP-2 A/S compares very favorably against contemporaries on a performance basis. It's also quite economical as compared to some category alternatives (see below).

If you're looking for true four season performance from an ultra-high performance all season tire, we'd suggest that the most verified "go-to" options at this point are the g-Force Sport COMP-2 A/S and Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06.

Despite the significant gains made by the g-Force COMP-2 A/S, we'd still give a slight outright, all-around performance advantage to the DWS 06, but admittedly not by much.

Where there is no debate though is when it comes to price between these two options -- the g-Force COMP-2 A/S is quite a bit less costly than the DWS 06 in many common performance tire sizes. A difference of $100+ is possible.

Enough to give the edge to the BF Goodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S? Your call. The good news is that you can't go wrong with either choice.